Minimum age for hiring domestic workers set by worker’s embassy, Musaned clarifies
Saudi Arabia’s Musaned platform says the minimum age for domestic workers is set by their embassy, while the labor ministry regulates nationality quotas.
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AIA question was submitted to the official Musaned account for domestic labor services in Saudi Arabia, asking: "What is the minimum age for hiring a domestic worker? And is it allowed to hire more than one domestic worker of the same nationality for a single employer?"
Musaned clarified on its X (formerly Twitter) page that the minimum age for a domestic worker is determined by the embassy of the worker’s home country.
The platform added that, according to recruitment regulations approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the relevant agency sets the allowed quotas for each nationality within the maximum number of visas permitted in the system.
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Validity period of domestic worker contracts
The official Musaned account also clarified the validity period of domestic worker contracts after documentation.
Musaned stated on its X page that "the contract period after documentation is either one or two years, depending on the employer’s choice in the documentation request form, which must be approved by the domestic worker."
For more information, Musaned can be contacted at 920002866.
This clarification came in response to a question from a follower: "How many years can a contract with a housemaid be renewed?"